North Carolina / Novant Health New Hanover Regional Medical Center
CMS certification 340141 · Wilmington, NC
Novant Health New Hanover Regional Medical Center: charges and Medicare payments
Novant Health New Hanover Regional Medical Center reported 9,682 Medicare inpatient stays across 216 DRGs in 2024. Across them it charged 3.63 times what it was paid — mid-range in North Carolina, number 33 of 73 hospitals with at least 100 stays (state median 3.55×, national 4.15×). Its most frequent stay was DRG 871, Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without MV >96 Hours with MCC: 553 stays at an average charge of $62,003, 31% below the national average. It also billed 9,035 outpatient services, charging 5.78 times what Medicare paid.
- 1Medicare inpatient stays 9,682
- 2Charge ÷ paid, inpatient 3.63×
- 3Rank in NC (highest ratio = 1) 33 of 73
- 4CMS price-transparency actions 0
Inpatient stays
For the 216 DRGs that can be compared with the national average, Novant Health New Hanover Regional Medical Center charged more than the national average in 2 (1%). Payments follow Medicare's rates, so they usually vary far less than charges.
| DRG | Stays | Avg charge | vs US | Avg paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 871 Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without MV >96 Hours with MCC | 553 | $62,003 | -31% | $16,848 |
| 291 Heart Failure and Shock with MCC | 457 | $35,212 | -38% | $11,086 |
| 193 Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy with MCC | 211 | $35,254 | -41% | $11,331 |
| 470 Major Hip and Knee Joint Replacement or Reattachment of... | 210 | $66,792 | -28% | $15,851 |
| 378 Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage with CC | 206 | $26,204 | -46% | $8,437 |
| 177 Respiratory Infections and Inflammations with MCC | 198 | $43,322 | -39% | $14,426 |
| 885 Psychoses | 147 | $39,204 | -11% | $11,842 |
| 481 Hip and Femur Procedures except Major Joint with CC | 146 | $76,207 | -24% | $17,683 |
| 065 Intracranial Hemorrhage or Cerebral Infarction with CC or... | 141 | $39,407 | -29% | $8,609 |
| 322 Percutaneous Cardiovascular Procedures with Intraluminal... | 141 | $65,925 | -42% | $15,386 |
| 689 Kidney and Urinary Tract Infections with MCC | 134 | $28,754 | -44% | $10,101 |
| 640 Miscellaneous Disorders of Nutrition, Metabolism, Fluids and... | 127 | $38,612 | -36% | $11,772 |
| 641 Miscellaneous Disorders of Nutrition, Metabolism, Fluids and... | 127 | $23,441 | -37% | $6,777 |
| 309 Cardiac Arrhythmia and Conduction Disorders with CC | 126 | $18,797 | -48% | $6,411 |
| 321 Percutaneous Cardiovascular Procedures with Intraluminal... | 119 | $87,938 | -46% | $24,985 |
| 064 Intracranial Hemorrhage or Cerebral Infarction with MCC | 113 | $67,882 | -32% | $17,149 |
| 392 Esophagitis, Gastroenteritis and Miscellaneous Digestive... | 113 | $22,842 | -43% | $6,840 |
| 853 Infectious and Parasitic Diseases with O.R. Procedures with... | 113 | $174,369 | -24% | $47,432 |
| 190 Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease with MCC | 112 | $35,856 | -29% | $9,624 |
| 690 Kidney and Urinary Tract Infections without MCC | 111 | $25,552 | -32% | $6,890 |
| 377 Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage with MCC | 107 | $45,747 | -46% | $15,186 |
| 308 Cardiac Arrhythmia and Conduction Disorders with MCC | 105 | $41,207 | -27% | $10,720 |
| 189 Pulmonary Edema and Respiratory Failure | 103 | $37,822 | -34% | $10,652 |
| 552 Medical Back Problems without MCC | 101 | $27,662 | -43% | $8,325 |
| 274 Percutaneous and Other Intracardiac Procedures without MCC | 89 | $94,730 | -40% | $26,646 |
| 682 Renal Failure with MCC | 88 | $47,179 | -28% | $13,229 |
| 243 Permanent Cardiac Pacemaker Implant with CC | 81 | $73,013 | -34% | $19,193 |
| 286 Circulatory Disorders except AMI, with Cardiac... | 80 | $68,458 | -39% | $19,178 |
| 312 Syncope and Collapse | 78 | $29,621 | -35% | $7,598 |
| 057 Degenerative Nervous System Disorders without MCC | 77 | $33,780 | -40% | $11,926 |
| 329 Major Small and Large Bowel Procedures with MCC | 77 | $152,250 | -29% | $41,658 |
| 330 Major Small and Large Bowel Procedures with CC | 77 | $95,126 | -20% | $22,084 |
| 683 Renal Failure with CC | 75 | $23,281 | -43% | $7,813 |
| 310 Cardiac Arrhythmia and Conduction Disorders without CC/MCC | 73 | $14,898 | -48% | $4,795 |
| 603 Cellulitis without MCC | 72 | $22,803 | -39% | $7,645 |
| 267 Endovascular Cardiac Valve Replacement and Supplement... | 71 | $151,024 | -32% | $40,096 |
| 287 Circulatory Disorders except AMI, with Cardiac... | 70 | $40,420 | -37% | $9,217 |
| 522 Hip Replacement with Principal Diagnosis of Hip Fracture... | 69 | $76,620 | -25% | $17,825 |
| 872 Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without MV >96 Hours without MCC | 66 | $35,157 | -28% | $8,985 |
| 812 Red Blood Cell Disorders without MCC | 65 | $27,948 | -37% | $7,882 |
| 194 Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy with CC | 60 | $26,412 | -31% | $7,301 |
| 391 Esophagitis, Gastroenteritis and Miscellaneous Digestive... | 60 | $35,927 | -41% | $10,928 |
| 280 Acute Myocardial Infarction, Discharged Alive with MCC | 56 | $44,457 | -41% | $13,667 |
| 638 Diabetes with CC | 55 | $23,552 | -43% | $7,696 |
| 698 Other Kidney and Urinary Tract Diagnoses with MCC | 55 | $43,644 | -41% | $14,019 |
| 092 Other Disorders of Nervous System with CC | 53 | $32,112 | -38% | $8,471 |
| 480 Hip and Femur Procedures except Major Joint with MCC | 53 | $89,786 | -35% | $25,555 |
| 455 Combined Anterior and Posterior Spinal Fusion without CC/MCC | 52 | $170,768 | -16% | $38,123 |
| 472 Cervical Spinal Fusion with CC | 52 | $117,236 | -18% | $24,564 |
| 389 Gastrointestinal Obstruction with CC | 50 | $25,351 | -35% | $6,901 |
| 175 Pulmonary Embolism with MCC or Acute Cor Pulmonale | 49 | $34,888 | -46% | $11,694 |
| 266 Endovascular Cardiac Valve Replacement and Supplement... | 49 | $190,492 | -33% | $57,115 |
| 069 Transient Ischemia without Thrombolytic | 47 | $31,029 | -38% | $6,815 |
| 493 Lower Extremity and Humerus Procedures except Hip, Foot and... | 47 | $79,564 | -33% | $20,301 |
| 536 Fractures of Hip and Pelvis without MCC | 47 | $24,325 | -35% | $6,769 |
| 086 Traumatic Stupor and Coma <1 Hour with CC | 46 | $42,290 | -38% | $12,029 |
| 811 Red Blood Cell Disorders with MCC | 46 | $39,156 | -43% | $12,091 |
| 394 Other Digestive System Diagnoses with CC | 45 | $31,094 | -34% | $8,194 |
| 331 Major Small and Large Bowel Procedures without CC/MCC | 43 | $67,529 | -21% | $14,240 |
| 467 Revision of Hip or Knee Replacement with CC | 43 | $102,433 | -35% | $28,879 |
Showing the 60 most frequent of 216 DRGs.
Outpatient services
Against the North Carolina average
For Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without MV >96 Hours with MCC (DRG 871), Novant Health New Hanover Regional Medical Center charged $62,003 on average, 9% more than the North Carolina average of $56,936, and was paid $16,848 against a state average of $16,444. For Heart Failure and Shock with MCC (DRG 291), Novant Health New Hanover Regional Medical Center charged $35,212 on average, 2% less than the North Carolina average of $35,799, and was paid $11,086 against a state average of $11,305. For Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy with MCC (DRG 193), Novant Health New Hanover Regional Medical Center charged $35,254 on average, 12% less than the North Carolina average of $39,905, and was paid $11,331 against a state average of $11,523. For Major Hip and Knee Joint Replacement or Reattachment of Lower Extremity without MCC (DRG 470), Novant Health New Hanover Regional Medical Center charged $66,792 on average, 6% less than the North Carolina average of $70,932, and was paid $15,851 against a state average of $15,577. For Level 1 Endovascular Procedures (outpatient APC 5191), its average charge of $23,286 was 4% below the state average of $24,380. For Level 5 Musculoskeletal Procedures (outpatient APC 5115), its average charge of $59,683 was 2% below the state average of $61,166. For Level 2 Upper GI Procedures (outpatient APC 5302), its average charge of $8,290 was 27% below the state average of $11,289. For Level 2 Excision/ Biopsy/ Incision and Drainage (outpatient APC 5072), its average charge of $10,255 was 9% above the state average of $9,423.
Price-transparency record
No action in CMS's price-transparency enforcement list (July 2026) matches this hospital's exact name, city and state. That can mean CMS has not reviewed it, or that it is listed under a different name.
Charges are the hospital's list prices averaged over its 2024 Medicare cases; payments are what those cases actually brought in. Neither is what you will pay. For a planned procedure, ask the hospital for its price estimate or, if you are uninsured or self-paying, a good-faith estimate.
Sources: CMS Medicare Inpatient Hospitals — by Provider and Service / by Geography and Service, data year 2024; CMS Medicare Outpatient Hospitals — by Provider and Service / by Geography and Service, data year 2024; CMS Hospital Price Transparency Enforcement Activities and Outcomes, July 2026. Checked 2026-10-24. Methodology.